University of Dayton — On the Move

New land. World-class research. Strong enrollment. Rising reputation. Forward-thinking and bold moves inspired by a timeless Marianist, Catholic mission. The pace of change at the University of Dayton in the past decade has been among the most rapid and substantial seen at any American university.

The University of Dayton is a top-tier private research university with offerings from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels. Founded by the Society of Mary (the Marianists) in 1850, the University of Dayton focuses on educating the whole person through a community of challenge and support.

Major land acquisitions in the last five years have nearly doubled the size of campus, which now spans both sides of the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio. Our sponsored research volume approaches nearly $100 million annually, and we top all universities nationally in the amount of annual federally sponsored materials research, according to the National Science Foundation.

This is a university on the move with a deep commitment to academic excellence.

Universities are always looking to expand, but they don’t typically purchase a building that once served as headquarters for a Fortune 500 company, reclaim an urban brownfield or add a sprawling park with a moat. Through videos, an interactive map, stories and photos, we envision the future.

We connect more than 100,000 alumni worldwide with a CASE award-winning magazine that's now available on the iPad. Multimedia video and audio features and active hyperlinks bring readers sights and sounds from across the University of Dayton community, supplementing the stories that entertain and engage readers intellectually and emotionally.

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Did You Know?

Three Super Bowl-winning coaches graduate from the University of Dayton?

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The University of Dayton boasts two Super Bowl-winning coaches among its alumni: Chuck Noll, four-time winning head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Jon Gruden, winning head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Noll and Gruden combined to win five Super Bowls as head coaches — the most by any school. Noll started at center and linebacker for the Dayton Flyers and graduated in 1953 with a degree in education. Gruden played quarterback at Dayton and earned his degree in communication in 1986.